Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-20
TIE MARYLAND MEN.
ARRAKGRMENIs FOR THEIR VISIT TO
RICHMOND on TsR 27Tg.
The Programme as II Has Been Laid Out
and Will Be Bxecuted-1he
Committees.

The Baltimore Sun OF yesterday says
A general meeting Of the Society OF
the Army and Navy Of the Confederate
States was held last night at Maryland |
Hall, Cathedral and Mulberry streets.
The report Of the special committee on
the ceremonies attending the laying Of |
the cornerstone Of the Lee monument |
was read, and General Bradley I. John |
soE made an address setting forth the |
reason for the Marylanders entering the |
Confederate service. The special COM
mittce consists Of Messrs. j. Lyle !
Clark, i. NJ. Colston, Winfield Peters,
William II. Pope, and James Il.
Wheeler.
EXCURSION TRAIN.
The report Of the general committee
on arrangements for the visit to Rich
mond, Va, to participate in the ccre-
monies OF laying the cornerstone OF
the monument to General II. L. Lee
stated the day fixed for the event, Oc-
tobcr 2Gth, lad been changed TO the
9th by reason Of the municipal cleo
tion in Baltimore, which nigh detain
some The excursion train will leave
Union station at l. 80 o'clock Wedncs-
day night, and arrive in Richmond,
Va, at O'Clock the next morning, and,
returning, will leave Richmondat 1880
I. II. Thursday and reach Baltimore
the next morning at Il o'clock. The
Marine Band will accompany the Balti-
more cxcursiOnlsts from Washington.
Mr.. James T.. Randall, author of MA
ryland. My Maryland" " Will accompany.
hy special invitation, the Maryland
Line, and it is expected that the How
ard Rifles, Of Fort Tobacco, Captain
Minor, will 60 along.
AT RICHMOND.
The oxcursiopists leave the cars on
west Broad street and march to the
hroakfast-hall, which is near the First
Regiment brmory, the headquarters Of
the Maryland party. The badge for
the occasion is of red silk, with silver
lettering and design Of the sOciotys
regulation badge, with silver fringe,
and affixed to the fastening bar is an
artificial pausy- pcHSC-0 mai, "Thlnk
of Ne, the idea Of General Bradley I.
johnson being that such a flower was ap-
propriatc to Marylanders on account Of
the colors, black and gold. The police de-
partment will lend the society its State
llag, Which will be carried with the
Confederate GaGs. General Bradley i.
johnson Will command the Maryland
column. The Mnrylnnders in Rich
mord have formed an association t.
welcome the Maryland society. They
will meet them, and. with detacA
mont of r. l.. Ice Camp, No. !, Con
feduatc Veterans. and the Richmond
Grays, viii escort them to heAdluir-
toIs.i
GENERAL STEU4IT.
Gcnoral George II. Stcuart Will be
chief marshal Of the Maryland column
and escort.
4 stand viii be erected on west
Franklin street near Belyidcre for the
ladies Of the Naryiandcrs.
in tie procession on the day Of the
cornerstone laying the Robert +. Lee
Camp Will have tie night OF th3 line
and the MARYLAND division Will come
next. Iicutcuaut-GDcnl Wade llamp-
ton viii lc chief marshal and Governor
Iitzlugh IccWill ride with hIm. 'u
the poct ssiun ere expected tO he four
batteries II artillery, cyeml clyaIry
companies, Tie infantry OF the state,
tlc cadets of the Virginia Military
Institute. the Ilacksburg cadets under
General IumaX, numerous OrMuZl-
tiou, IL veterans under Gelarl ". {.
Wickham, the Masonic Grand LodEeoi
Virginia, the faculty and stulclis ci
Washington and Lee University, civic
societies, and the hiclmond Fire De
uarimut. From North Carolina viii
be several regiments OF infantry.
HISTORICAL.
General Johnson, in lis speech, said
tlst d" for the purpose of rcdeeming the
State and preserving those liberties our
fatlls FOUGHT for, some - us drlbe-
rpt lv arranged t. Dee recognized in the
mllics Of the Confederate States. TIL"
declaration Of war bv the President
alone. in defiance oi the Constitution.
swept away tho Union mqJorities III the
border States and united their whole
people in the determination to resist
Unconstitutional usurpatiou 10y Erm'
We mustered in the Confederate army
10 defend the rights and liberties OF
Maryland when they could not 10 de-
Tended uuder an organized State gov
eminent at home
Meeting or MaryIanders Here.
A meeting Of Marylanicrs was held
at the Almory last nieht-Nr. :. w
Traycrs presiding; Mr.. ). ii. Witty
secretary.
1LcCommittecon conStaudrcpor.edthot
tho platform would bc erected and
ready for the decoration Committee III
good time.
The Committee on Badges reported
that tie badges made OF black, orange,
and white, with Maryland and Virginia
coat-oierms, would be ready ut tie
next meeting for distribution.
CHIEF 8tAEsuNL-
4 letter from General George i.
Steuart. consenting to act as chief
marshal, was read and the secretary III
structed to notify him Of the arrange
men's made for him.
The following aids to General Steuart
were appointed Messrs. $. ". Tn
vers. Dr. j. a. White, j. j. Wright,
J. II. Griffith. B. J. Black, L. Courtney
jenkins, II. C. scott, Jr., 3. II. Read
y. IL. Handley. j. f. Diefendefcr,
| ou1 Charles Howard.
Mr.. j. b. Myers was appointed 70
have charge Of the stand on the day OF
the parade.
STAND COMMITTEE.
The following Stand Committee was
appointed: r,,Ch
!. IL. Witty, +. A. Hoen, j. L. Etchi-
aon. and Louis Auhel.
Iadies-Mrs. L. Courtney Jenkins
Mrs. j. II. Witty, Mrs j. B. Myer',
! Mrs. T.. \. Hoen, and Mrs. j. l.. Dit
ftIdCrier.
! ORDER or THE DAY.
The order Of the day was announced
bv the president, as follows: All mem
| bcrs ~ the society Will meet az the